Building Construction Management

Building Construction Management

From the world’s tallest building to the remodeled kitchen down the block, all construction projects need leadership and management expertise. In Purdue’s building construction management program, you'll gain skills that can have a positive effect on families, on a community and on the economy. You’ll learn what it takes to successfully build all kinds of projects, from idea to completion.

You and your classmates will work together on projects that touch on all aspects of a construction project. You’ll combine that with classes that focus on leadership skills and industry insights.

My degree from Purdue was instrumental in starting my career. Purdue’s reputation for excellence and two Purdue alumni that worked for my first company were the primary reason I was hired by Bechtel in 1981. Purdue did an outstanding job of preparing me for the workplace, technically and also from a work ethic standpoint.

Placement Data

Potential Job Titles

Assistant project manager

Field Engineer

Estimator

Project Engineer

Superintendent

Project Manager

Graduate success data is collected by the Center for Career Opportunities and includes statistics from May 2013 graduates (May 2012 for SCMT and ASI/MFET). Information for concentrations includes all graduates from the overarching major, except Technology Leadership and Innovation statistics, which are based on individual concentrations.

In addition to the fees charged to all Purdue students (technology fee, repair and rehabilitation fee, student fitness and wellness fee), students in the College of Technology pay a differential general service fee of $286.00 each semester.

Add an international perspective to your education by taking advantage of study abroad opportunities. College-wide, there are nearly 47 programs that offer educational experiences in another country. Experiences can last a week, a month, a summer or a semester depending on the program. The list of study abroad programs, internship and service learning options is updated annually.

In the past, BCM students have taken advantage of experiences in Ireland, China, Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Costa Rica, Germany, Poland, Australia, Singapore, and Summer at Sea.